Jewish Feasts and FastsPress of the Jewish publication society, 1945 - 317 pages |
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... established festival in the Jewish calendar . The sages also did not wish to include the Book of Esther in the Bible , until after Esther had convinced them that the document was deserving of a place in the sacred canon , and this was ...
... established festival in the Jewish calendar . The sages also did not wish to include the Book of Esther in the Bible , until after Esther had convinced them that the document was deserving of a place in the sacred canon , and this was ...
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... established by a tradition fol- lowed throught the ages . An ancient authority relates that the scroll was divided into two parts , and was read on the last two nights of the feast . The same custom also obtained in the reading of the ...
... established by a tradition fol- lowed throught the ages . An ancient authority relates that the scroll was divided into two parts , and was read on the last two nights of the feast . The same custom also obtained in the reading of the ...
Page 310
... established ceremony usually becomes a routine later on , which has lost much of the finer spirituality surrounding it . The mumbling of certain incomprehensible words , as is the case in many instances , can hardly be regarded as an ...
... established ceremony usually becomes a routine later on , which has lost much of the finer spirituality surrounding it . The mumbling of certain incomprehensible words , as is the case in many instances , can hardly be regarded as an ...
Contents
Festivals | 14 |
Rosh Hashanah | 14 |
The Symbolic Ceremony of Tashlich | 17 |
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Ahasuerus ancient Antiochus Ashkenazic Babylonian Bible biblical Book of Esther celebration century ceremony chanted Christian commandments congregation connected custom Day of Atonement Deuteronomy Egypt Egyptians elaborate entire exile Exodus faith fast day father feast festival first-born given God's Greek Haggadah Hallel Haman Hanukkah harvest Hasidim Hasmonean Hazzan Hebrew high priest holiday Hoshana hymns Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jewish history Jews Josephus Judah Judaism Judea king known Kol Nidre later legend liturgy Lord Maccabean Maccabees Mattathias mazzot meal mercy Middle Ages Mishnah month Mordecai Moses myrtle Nidre night Nisan observance offered origin Palestine Passover period permitted Persia Pharaoh pious plagues prayer prophet Psalms Purim rabbis reading reason recited reference regarded religion religious Revelation ritual Roman Rosh Hashanah Ruth Sabbath sacrifice Seder Shabbat Shabuot Shofar Shushan Sinai sins song story Sukkah Sukkot symbol synagogue Talmud Temple tion Torah tradition trees Yom Kippur